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Lepidochelys olivacea
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
As recorded: Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)
Animalia › Chordata › Testudines › Cheloniidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Identified by
- G Balazs, NOAA MTRPG.H. Balazs →NOAA MTRP →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lepidochelys olivacea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,286 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Mexico
(c) nohemi2014, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Mexico
(c) qfbvrgf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
(c) dj2024, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Ecuador
(c) Moreno Tiñe Linda Amely, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) Valeria Huerta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
(c) Emma Russu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lepidochelys olivacea. BPBM 43382. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090331073. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/43382.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090331073 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026